flotçu
/flottʃu/ · plural flotçula
sailor, navy serviceman, one who serves in the navy — In the Soviet period, qızıl flotçula meant the sailors of the Red Navy. one source
- qızıl flotçula — Red Navy sailors
- meni atam flotçu edi — my father was a sailor
- flotçu bolurğa süeme — I want to become a sailor
- eki flotçu üyge keldile — two sailors came to the house
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | flotçuthe sailor | flotçummy sailor | flotçuŋyour sailor | flotçusuhis sailor | flotçubuzour sailor | flotçuğuzyou all's sailor | flotçularıtheir sailors |
| Genitive | flotçunuthe sailor's | flotçumumy sailor's | flotçuŋuyour sailor's | flotçusunuhis sailor's | flotçubuznuour sailor's | flotçuğuznuyou all's sailor's | flotçularınıtheir sailors' |
| Accusative | flotçunuthe sailor (as the object) | flotçumumy sailor (as the object) | flotçuŋuyour sailor (as the object) | flotçusunhis sailor (as the object) | flotçubuznuour sailor (as the object) | flotçuğuznuyou all's sailor (as the object) | flotçularıntheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | flotçuğato the sailor | flotçumato my sailor | flotçuŋato your sailor | flotçusunato his sailor | flotçubuzğato our sailor | flotçuğuzğato you all's sailor | flotçularınato their sailors |
| Locative | flotçudain / at the sailor | flotçumdain / at my sailor | flotçuŋdain / at your sailor | flotçusundain / at his sailor | flotçubuzdain / at our sailor | flotçuğuzdain / at you all's sailor | flotçularındain / at their sailors |
| Ablative | flotçudanfrom the sailor | flotçumdanfrom my sailor | flotçuŋdanfrom your sailor | flotçusundanfrom his sailor | flotçubuzdanfrom our sailor | flotçuğuzdanfrom you all's sailor | flotçularındanfrom their sailors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | flotçulathe sailors | flotçularımmy sailors | flotçularıŋyour sailors | flotçularıhis sailors | flotçularıbızour sailors | flotçularığızyou all's sailors | flotçularıtheir sailors |
| Genitive | flotçulanıthe sailors' | flotçularımımy sailors' | flotçularıŋıyour sailors' | flotçularınıhis sailors' | flotçularıbıznıour sailors' | flotçularığıznıyou all's sailors' | flotçularınıtheir sailors' |
| Accusative | flotçulanıthe sailors (as the object) | flotçularımımy sailors (as the object) | flotçularıŋıyour sailors (as the object) | flotçularınhis sailors (as the object) | flotçularıbıznıour sailors (as the object) | flotçularığıznıyou all's sailors (as the object) | flotçularıntheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | flotçulağato the sailors | flotçularımato my sailors | flotçularıŋato your sailors | flotçularınato his sailors | flotçularıbızğato our sailors | flotçularığızğato you all's sailors | flotçularınato their sailors |
| Locative | flotçuladain / at the sailors | flotçularımdain / at my sailors | flotçularıŋdain / at your sailors | flotçularındain / at his sailors | flotçularıbızdain / at our sailors | flotçularığızdain / at you all's sailors | flotçularındain / at their sailors |
| Ablative | flotçuladanfrom the sailors | flotçularımdanfrom my sailors | flotçularıŋdanfrom your sailors | flotçularındanfrom his sailors | flotçularıbızdanfrom our sailors | flotçularığızdanfrom you all's sailors | flotçularındanfrom their sailors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: flotçuları can mean "his / her sailors", "their sailor", or "their sailors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.